Music at Santa Monica College

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if Santa Monica College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and approximately 25,948 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Music Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Music

SMC Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Santa Monica College.

SMC Music Associate’s Program

60% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of music associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in music only graduates about 46% women each year. The program at SMC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in music graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Monica College with a associate's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Santa Monica College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	16

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Santa Monica College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Music Directors and Composers	1,230	$64,600

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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